How-To
The Glass Is Always Gleaming
LCN’s new Glass Gels include 11 transparent colors that create fantastic works of nail art. LCN educator Rossana Chousal-Fune of Hawthorne, N.J., shows how she makes this lustrous design.
Grr-eat Tiger Stripes
Dakota Baker provides both a printable step-by-step and a video of how to create these terrific tiger-striped nails.
Sponged Pink Elegance
Thoa Nguyen uses Gelish to create this simple yet elegant nail design.
Rock and Rose Pedicure
Zazen Nail Spa, West Chester, Pa., uses ingredients from the Himalayas plus hot stones to create this luxurious pedicure.
Faux Snakeskin Mani-Pedi
If using real snakeskin to create a venomously hot mani-pedi gives you the creeps, then here’s a step-by-step to create faux snakeskin nails in your salon.
by Sree Roy
S-s-snakeskin Mani-Pedi
This nail service from Bio Sculpture Gel uses naturally shed snakeskin to create a venomously hot look.
by Sree Roy
Kinetics Shield Gel Polish manicure
Kinetics’ new Shield Gel Polish is a brush-on gel polish that keeps color manicures lasting up to three weeks and can be removed in a simple, 10-minute process.
How to Get the Crackle Effect With Gel
Learn how to create the crackle nails your clients are asking about using gels.
Polizhed Spa Manicure
Polizhed products come from the Polizhed Natural Nail Studio in South Euclid, Ohio, where owner Brittany Foster sells her custom manicure and pedicure products.
Black Pearl Manicure
Tahitia Nails & Spa, Whippany, N.J., uses Germaine de Capuccini products for this signature service.
Butterfly and Blue Sky
Hanh Lisa Doan creates a colorful outdoor scene.
Bear Tracks
This French from Cassi Samora will stop client's in their "tracks."
Watermelon Slush Pedicure
This pedicure by Masterworks Salon, Germantown, Wis., is watermelon through-and-through: from the scented soak to the gel color.
Super Scrollwork
Thao Nguyen uses Gelish to create a layered color with scrollwork nail art.
Touch of Blue French
Jamie Lyn-Valentine-Hess creates a French that is the perfect "something blue" for a wedding.
Checkered Gels
Anna Vasquez creates a black-and-white checked slanted French.
Delicate Rosettes
Jamie Lyn Valentine-Hess creates these handpainted mini roses.